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​www.ocstandup.com Bill Word is Orange County's #1 stand-up comedy instructor.​ ​​If you've always wanted to try stand-up comedy but hesitant to take the leap, this class is for you! ​ ​For over 25 years Bill has been guiding his students to success during his informative and fun workshops! ​Bill's workshop has a creative and supportive environment, making it enjoyable for students to learn, explore ideas and find their voice. In the process, students come away with a network of comedy pals through the workshop experience. ​ "My goal is to be the teacher I would have wanted when I was learning to do stand-up." - Bill Word Bill Word has been doing standup comedy since 1991. Bill has been featured on “ABC’s America’s Funniest People.” You have seen him on NBC, TLC and PBS. Bill was a panelist in the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He has been featured on National Lampoon Comedy Radio numerous times. He is the executive producer and creator of Orange County's Funniest Person Contest™, Ultimate Laff-Down Comedy C

​www.ocstandup.com Bill Word is Orange County's #1 stand-up comedy instructor.​ ​​If you've always wanted to try stand-up comedy but hesitant to take the leap, this class is for you! ​ ​For over 25 years Bill has been guiding his students to success during his informative and fun workshops! ​Bill's workshop has a creative and supportive environment, making it enjoyable for students to learn, explore ideas and find their voice. In the process, students come away with a network of comedy pals through the workshop experience. ​ "My goal is to be the teacher I would have wanted when I was learning to do stand-up." - Bill Word Bill Word has been doing standup comedy since 1991. Bill has been featured on “ABC’s America’s Funniest People.” You have seen him on NBC, TLC and PBS. Bill was a panelist in the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He has been featured on National Lampoon Comedy Radio numerous times. He is the executive producer and creator of Orange County's Funniest Person Contest™, Ultimate Laff-Down Comedy C

https://www.lifepointohio.com/meet-the-staff/dean-fulks Dean has been the lead pastor at Lifepoint since its beginning in 2004. He is the coordinator for SEND Columbus, an initiative to plant churches throughout our city. Dean is married to Angie and they have three children — Sydney, Dillon, and Sylvia. He has a Master’s of Divinity from Mid-America Theological Seminary (Memphis, TN) with a minor in Memphis barbecue.

https://www.lifepointohio.com/meet-the-staff/dean-fulks Dean has been the lead pastor at Lifepoint since its beginning in 2004. He is the coordinator for SEND Columbus, an initiative to plant churches throughout our city. Dean is married to Angie and they have three children — Sydney, Dillon, and Sylvia. He has a Master’s of Divinity from Mid-America Theological Seminary (Memphis, TN) with a minor in Memphis barbecue.

www.johncampbellcomedy.com John Campbell began performing stand up comedy in 2012 and has been performing off and on ever since. John has performed in comedy clubs, restaurants and online. He is an accomplished guitar player who specializes in singing and playing blues music and has a falsetto that rivals Prince and Barry Gibb. John is a proud member of the Christian Comedy Association which is a faith based organization dedicated to using stand up comedy and all forms of humor for a bigger purpose. John is based out of Southern California and has had a very interesting life with lots of ups and downs (mostly downs). That’s okay, because, as the saying goes: Tragedy + Time = Comedy. John has been a paramedic and a school teacher for many years and connects well with younger audiences despite his advancing age.

www.johncampbellcomedy.com John Campbell began performing stand up comedy in 2012 and has been performing off and on ever since. John has performed in comedy clubs, restaurants and online. He is an accomplished guitar player who specializes in singing and playing blues music and has a falsetto that rivals Prince and Barry Gibb. John is a proud member of the Christian Comedy Association which is a faith based organization dedicated to using stand up comedy and all forms of humor for a bigger purpose. John is based out of Southern California and has had a very interesting life with lots of ups and downs (mostly downs). That’s okay, because, as the saying goes: Tragedy + Time = Comedy. John has been a paramedic and a school teacher for many years and connects well with younger audiences despite his advancing age.

The true history of thanksgiving...plus my opinion thrown in for flavor.

www.jeremyrochford.com Jeremy Rochford is an author, speaker and award winning athlete. However, his life wasn’t always so positive. Growing up as a morbidly obese child, Jeremy was often a target for bullying, hate-speak and dis-inclusion. As the years progressed into adolescence and young adulthood, he found himself medicating with food on an emotional level. After years of caloric substance abuse, Jeremy found himself at fulcrum when a family vacation to an amusement park ended with him being kicked off of his favorite ride for being too fat. At a cross roads, Jeremy contemplated one of two options; life change or suicide. What happened next is amazing. Jeremy used “the most embarrassing moment of my life” to lead him on a journey in which he’s not only lost 200lbs, but he has kept it off for over a decade. This accomplishment has lead him to the TEDx stage, the front cover of Yahoo Health and the publishing of his memoir "The Gospel According to Chubby.” Originally a shell of an individual, Jeremy is

www.jeremyrochford.com Jeremy Rochford is an author, speaker and award winning athlete. However, his life wasn’t always so positive. Growing up as a morbidly obese child, Jeremy was often a target for bullying, hate-speak and dis-inclusion. As the years progressed into adolescence and young adulthood, he found himself medicating with food on an emotional level. After years of caloric substance abuse, Jeremy found himself at fulcrum when a family vacation to an amusement park ended with him being kicked off of his favorite ride for being too fat. At a cross roads, Jeremy contemplated one of two options; life change or suicide. What happened next is amazing. Jeremy used “the most embarrassing moment of my life” to lead him on a journey in which he’s not only lost 200lbs, but he has kept it off for over a decade. This accomplishment has lead him to the TEDx stage, the front cover of Yahoo Health and the publishing of his memoir "The Gospel According to Chubby.” Originally a shell of an individual, Jeremy is

www.michellekcomedy.com Michelle Krajecki was born and raised in Chicago. Her comedy comes from her mid-western, middle class, middle child views. She is a graduate of The Second City Training Program in Chicago and Zanies stand-up comedy classes. Her comedy transcends gender, age, perspectives and blood types. She has hosted her own comedy minute on 95.9 The River, a suburban Chicago radio station. She also was a co-host of her own comedy cable television show, “Comedy-At-Random”, in Downer’s Grove, IL. Michelle can be seen at clubs and comedy events all over town including Zanies, The Laugh Factory, and Riddles Comedy Club. She was a finalist in The Clean Comedy Challenge at Hoosier Park Casino, Indiana, in 2015. She also was the winner of ‘The High Fiber Division’ at a Chicago Comedy competition, 2016. Michelle’s comedy path has come full circle. The original ‘plan’ was to go to The Second City after getting her theater degree. Deciding she was not the starving artist type, she taught special education

www.michellekcomedy.com Michelle Krajecki was born and raised in Chicago. Her comedy comes from her mid-western, middle class, middle child views. She is a graduate of The Second City Training Program in Chicago and Zanies stand-up comedy classes. Her comedy transcends gender, age, perspectives and blood types. She has hosted her own comedy minute on 95.9 The River, a suburban Chicago radio station. She also was a co-host of her own comedy cable television show, “Comedy-At-Random”, in Downer’s Grove, IL. Michelle can be seen at clubs and comedy events all over town including Zanies, The Laugh Factory, and Riddles Comedy Club. She was a finalist in The Clean Comedy Challenge at Hoosier Park Casino, Indiana, in 2015. She also was the winner of ‘The High Fiber Division’ at a Chicago Comedy competition, 2016. Michelle’s comedy path has come full circle. The original ‘plan’ was to go to The Second City after getting her theater degree. Deciding she was not the starving artist type, she taught special education

If you are lucky, God will, at least once, bring a dude into your life that becomes a fast friend immediately. That is who this cat is to me. He doesn't have a website up yet. He has just come out of a 5 year hiatus. But he is one of the funniest guys alive. I hope you enjoy our conversation and share it with your friends. This is literally two friends just busting each other and having fun for an hour. I love this guy. He is one of those guys that is real and doesn't pretend to be someone he isn't. And that is refreshing in todays world.

If you are lucky, God will, at least once, bring a dude into your life that becomes a fast friend immediately. That is who this cat is to me. He doesn't have a website up yet. He has just come out of a 5 year hiatus. But he is one of the funniest guys alive. I hope you enjoy our conversation and share it with your friends. This is literally two friends just busting each other and having fun for an hour. I love this guy. He is one of those guys that is real and doesn't pretend to be someone he isn't. And that is refreshing in todays world.

One thing not on her bio is the fact that she won the funniest comedian in oklahoma (or something close to that name). Michele has been doing comedy in many different venues across America over the last 12 years. From comedy clubs to churches and everything in between Michele brings a joyful outlook to life. Michele has been an active member of The Christian Comedy Association since 2005 Michele was selected as a Branson Comedy Festival All Star for the the 2007-2008 season. Her Home Schooling video clip was shown before the Clean Guys of Comedy Live show, which was in theaters across America in 2013. Michele produced and directed The Goof Troupe, an after school Comedy Club at Disney Elementary School. The Goof Troupe performed for more than 144 school assemblies. Michele is a married to a wonderful godly man, Ross and they have four sons.

One thing not on her bio is the fact that she won the funniest comedian in oklahoma (or something close to that name). Michele has been doing comedy in many different venues across America over the last 12 years. From comedy clubs to churches and everything in between Michele brings a joyful outlook to life. Michele has been an active member of The Christian Comedy Association since 2005 Michele was selected as a Branson Comedy Festival All Star for the the 2007-2008 season. Her Home Schooling video clip was shown before the Clean Guys of Comedy Live show, which was in theaters across America in 2013. Michele produced and directed The Goof Troupe, an after school Comedy Club at Disney Elementary School. The Goof Troupe performed for more than 144 school assemblies. Michele is a married to a wonderful godly man, Ross and they have four sons.

Not Many Comics... Make the cover of The Wall Street Journal Have released eight 100% clean comedy videos Warm up audiences for Hollywood's top sitcoms Can perform the entire Bible in under 30 minutes Have written and directed a feature motion picture Well known in the entertainment industry as Hollywood’s top warm-up comic, Robert’s a veteran of over 1,500 episodes of such shows as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Just Shoot Me, Becker and The Drew Carey Show. His job is to keep countless audiences entertained for hours between scenes and costume and set changes with rapid-fire ad-libs and humorous interviews. No stranger in front of the camera either, Robert has been seen on the Bananas Comedy series, Showtime's The Joke's On Thee, VH1's Stand Up Spotlight, Comic Strip Live and a variety of roles on such sitcoms as Wings and Perfect Strangers. Robert has combined his Christian world view with his Monty Python sensibility and written many Veggie Tales videos such as “Little Joe,” “Gideon” and “Sheerlu

Not Many Comics... Make the cover of The Wall Street Journal Have released eight 100% clean comedy videos Warm up audiences for Hollywood's top sitcoms Can perform the entire Bible in under 30 minutes Have written and directed a feature motion picture Well known in the entertainment industry as Hollywood’s top warm-up comic, Robert’s a veteran of over 1,500 episodes of such shows as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Just Shoot Me, Becker and The Drew Carey Show. His job is to keep countless audiences entertained for hours between scenes and costume and set changes with rapid-fire ad-libs and humorous interviews. No stranger in front of the camera either, Robert has been seen on the Bananas Comedy series, Showtime's The Joke's On Thee, VH1's Stand Up Spotlight, Comic Strip Live and a variety of roles on such sitcoms as Wings and Perfect Strangers. Robert has combined his Christian world view with his Monty Python sensibility and written many Veggie Tales videos such as “Little Joe,” “Gideon” and “Sheerlu

Kevin Hackenberg is a producer, director & cinematographer who has been telling stories and making people laugh on 6 continents for over 20 years. Kevin has worked with many celebrities, athletes, and media icons but is also comfortable directing real people. He is a trusted source for any size project and is known as one of the East Coasts premier DP’s for his beautiful visuals, steadicam and drone work. Kevin started his career apprenticing under Hollywood directors like M. Night Shamalyan and Jonathan Demme on feature films such as The Sixth Sense and Beloved and in 2003, Kevin started the thriving high-end film and video production company, Get-Kinetic, in the Philadelphia and New York City markets. Most recently Kevin founded the 501(c)3 non-profit, Funny & Amen, to produce edgy faith-based comedy films and short content. Kevin’s other hobbies include watching his famous beekeeping father on documentaries and “60 Minutes” and traveling with his wife Meg, daughter Asher, and son Jake around

Kevin Hackenberg is a producer, director & cinematographer who has been telling stories and making people laugh on 6 continents for over 20 years. Kevin has worked with many celebrities, athletes, and media icons but is also comfortable directing real people. He is a trusted source for any size project and is known as one of the East Coasts premier DP’s for his beautiful visuals, steadicam and drone work. Kevin started his career apprenticing under Hollywood directors like M. Night Shamalyan and Jonathan Demme on feature films such as The Sixth Sense and Beloved and in 2003, Kevin started the thriving high-end film and video production company, Get-Kinetic, in the Philadelphia and New York City markets. Most recently Kevin founded the 501(c)3 non-profit, Funny & Amen, to produce edgy faith-based comedy films and short content. Kevin’s other hobbies include watching his famous beekeeping father on documentaries and “60 Minutes” and traveling with his wife Meg, daughter Asher, and son Jake around

Part 2 might be a little bit off (about half way through). Clint and i have 2 completely different talking voices and i bumped the mixer...so all my fault. Clint was born and raised in rural Indiana, the youngest of four children in a very funny household. He learned at a very early age, the best way to be heard by the rest of his family was to make them laugh. This was a lesson Clint carried with him on into school. Even in high school, he much preferred to entertain his basketball teammates with his jokes and impressions on long bus trips to actually playing in the games. After college Clint began working for the State of Indiana where he has remained as an employee or contractor for the past twenty-six years, first as an eligibility worker with the Food Stamp and Medicaid office and now as a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor. Clint still knew he wanted to entertain people which would lead him to professional wrestling. This experience allowed Clint to entertain as, stretch as a performer, get exp